Pakistan's women paratroopers create history

Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) Female officers of the Pakistan Army have jumped from military helicopters for the first time in the country's history, the military said.

A total of 24 lady officers of the Pakistan Army successfully completed a three-week basic airborne course at the Parachute Training School in the northwestern city of Peshawar, Xinhua reported.

"Pakistan Army, in another landmark achievement, successfully completed the first ever Lady Officers Para Trooping Course at Para Training School," said a statement from the army's Inter-Services Public Relations.